Trump is a bully both domestically and internationally: Analyst

BINTANGNEWS.com – US President Donald Trump is not only
a bully domestically in the United States, but also acts very much like a bully
and not a diplomat when he is abroad, an

investigative journalist in Washington
says.

“Trump is constantly haranguing China
for not doing enough with North Korea, even though China would be one of the
countries affected by a sudden collapse in the North Korean government with
refugees pouring over its border. Trump doesn’t seem to understand that,” said
Wayne Madsen, an author and columnist specializing in intelligence and
international affairs.

“China has also banned tourism from
China to North Korea, and that’s a huge step because most people have to enter
North Korea via flights from Beijing and these are tourists that bring a lot of
hard currency into North Korea. So by banning these tour groups from conducting
these tourist operations to North Korea, that’s a huge hit on the North Korean
economy,” Madsen said during a phone interview with Press TV on Wednesday.

“Again, Donald Trump is claiming that
China needs to do more and China has done a lot. Maybe they need to tweak some
of their sanctions a little but Donald Trump has always wanted to be making
demands but he doesn’t grant any concessions,” he said.

Trump arrived in China on Wednesday as
part of his Asia tour for talks likely to be dominated by tensions over North
Korea.

Trump has harshly expressed
“disappointment” at China for lack of action to contain North Korea, vowing not
to allow the inaction to continue.

Trump had previously pledged to exert
pressure on China to do more to rein in Pyongyang and its rapidly advancing
missile program; however, he seems to have cooled to the notion in recent
months.

Addressing South Korea’s National
Assembly on Tuesday, Trump attempted to portray his administration as much more
willing than former US administrations to resort to military action against the
North.

Trump also threatened Pyongyang again
with “destruction” if it continues nuclear “provocations.”

During his visit to Japan on Monday,
Trump told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that US weapons would help shoot down
North Korean ballistic missiles. He encouraged the Japanese prime minister to
“shoot them out of the sky when he completes the purchase of lots of additional
military equipment from the United States.”

A CNN poll released this month found
that Americans are growing more concerned about how Trump is handling the
escalating situation. More than six in 10 say Trump's responses to North
Korea's threats have been more reckless than responsible.***